Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC)
Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) is the largest umbrella organization of engineering societies in Silicon Valley.
Promoting Bay Area Engineering and Technical Societies
Founded in 1989, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council is a non-profit educational 501 (c)(3) organization and is the premier alliance of Engineering Societies in the Bay Area of California. Its purpose is to promote its member engineering and technical organizations in Silicon Valley and provide outreach to education and the community. Purchase tickets via registration button below.
2026 SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards
The 2026 SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Awards Banquet was held at Delta Hotels in Santa Clara on March 6, its 36th year.
Hall of Fame Selection Committee judge, Art Zafiropoulo, introduced this year’s Hall of Fame inductees: Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD and R. Fabian Pease, PhD.
SVEC President, Ceal Craig, PhD presented a new series of awards: “SVEC Member Organizations Volunteer of the Year”, recognizing outstanding contributions to SVEC from volunteers from member societies. The awardees included:
- Liana Ye – San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Sybil Cramer – Electric Auto Association of Silicon Valley (EAASV)
- Jack Jew – Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)
- Jennifer Hoffman, PhD – Society of Plastic Engineers – Golden Gate Section (SPE)
- Jeannie David – Society of Women Engineers, Santa Clara Valley (SWE SCV)
Education Committee Chair, Yanika Schneider, PhD presented STEM Education Grant Awards with inspiration and acknowledged honorable mentions. In addition, Dr. Schneider presented our latest Keeper of the Flame award for their contributions of encouraging young people to pursue math, science, and engineering careers and education.
A number of proclamations from elected officials were presented, and our sponsors and volunteers were recognized.
Hall of Fame posters for each of our 98 inductees were on display, as was a looping slide show portraying all Hall of Fame inductees throughout the years. The banquet was preceded by an Inductee Reception that allowed past inductees to get together as a group and share their accomplishments and experiences with SVEC members and banquet attendees.
SVEC Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees – Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD and R. Fabian Pease, PhD
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) is proud to announce the induction of Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD and R. Fabian Pease, PhD into the 2026 Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame. These distinguished engineering leaders will be honored at the 2026 SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Banquet on Friday, March 6, 2026, at The Delta Hotels – Silicon Valley.
The Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame recognizes individuals whose professional achievements, leadership, and lasting impact have significantly advanced engineering, technology, and innovation—both within Silicon Valley and around the world. Dr. Goldsmith and Dr. Pease exemplify these ideals through decades of pioneering contributions, mentorship, and service to the engineering community.
Andrea J. Goldsmith, PhD is an educator, academic leader and innovator. She began her service as the seventh president of Stony Brook University, SUNY’s flagship and New York State’s number one public university, in August 2025. Prior to Stony Brook she served as Princeton’s dean of engineering for five years and spent 21 years on Stanford’s engineering faculty. As a researcher and entrepreneur, she developed core technology underpinning WiFi and cellular communications, and co-founded two startups based on her academic research. She authored or co-authored four books, hundreds of research papers, and 38 patents, and proudly mentored generations of students and postdocs
R. Fabian Pease, PhD started his professional career as a PhD student at Cambridge University by building a better scanning electron microscope which he demonstrated what we would now call nanoscale 3-D printing. His career, at U.C. Berkeley, Bell Labs and Stanford University, centered on making things, primarily silicon chips, denser, faster and more energy efficient. He fashioned new ways for ever smaller structures, but also devised ways of managing the resultant increased power density, and exploiting the third (vertical) dimension. Pease appreciates the gifted people in his Stanford research group, with more than 50 PhD’s awarded to these members.
The SVEC Hall of Fame Ceremony and Banquet brings together leaders from industry, academia, and government to celebrate engineering excellence and the innovators who shape our future. Additional details regarding the event program, registration, and sponsorship opportunities can be found at luma.com/SVECBanquet
Seeking Applicants for 2027 STEM Education Grants
Silicon Valley Engineering Council Engineering (SVEC) Education Awards recognize young engineering and technology students for their dedication, focus, and commitment to engineering. Award amounts are $1000 for College and Grad and $500 High School students. Applications are due January 20, 2027.
Dr. Terry Shoup — Former Dean of Engineering, Santa Clara University
SVEC Members
The Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) represents engineering societies throughout the Silicon Valley and is dedicated to the coordination and communication among these societies to sponsor and promote activities of an educational and scientific nature. Our members include engineering and technical societies representing a variety of technical/engineering disciplines.
